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ENOGH.. BEARD, ()F SALEI\I, IOWA.

Leners Patent No. 75,349, @zaad Marchio, 186s.

IMPROVEMENT IN Mora-PROOF BBE-mrs PORTAL.

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TO-ALL WHOM IT MAY CONCERN:

Bc it known that I, NOCH BEARD, of Salem, in the county of Henry, and Sta-te of Iowa, have invented a new and useful Moth-Proof Bee-Hive Portal, for aifording'to the bees a sufticicnt means of ingress and egress to the hive, capable of being modified, so as to admit few or many at a time, or in cold weather, and, on occasion of the hives being moved, of being closed altogether, so :is to preclude exit from the hive, ventilation meanwhile supplied by means of holes at the sides. It also acts as a proof against the entrance into the hive-of moths, and as a device for killing them when seeking to escape from hives in which theyV have gained a residence before this was attached. And Ildohereby declare that the following is afull, clear, and exact description of the construction andoperation of the same, reference being had to thenccompanying drawings, making a part of thisspecication, inwhich- Figure 1 is a perspective view ofthe platform orytable, with drawer underneath.

Figure 2, a plain view of the back or upright plate by which the instrument is attached to the hi've.

Figure 3 is a. perspective view o f the platform, with back attached and entrance-way.

Figure 4 is the same without theentranceway.

Figure 5 is a perspective view of the entrance-way, portal, or gate proper, with movable gauge and slide.

Figure 'is a perspective, showing cross-section of the portal aboutthe middle,including back platform and drawer.

Figure 7 isa perspective view, exhibiting the tubes through transparent sides of the portal.

Figure 8 is the platform inverted.

The moth-proof bee-hive portal maybe made ofany size convenient, andadapted to any hive. It may be made of tin, of cast or sheet iron, or of wood, but most readily and conveniently of tin. It is attached to the hive by means of nails or screws through the back or upright plate, (tig. 2,) against the face or entrance side of the hive. There may, however, if it is desired, bue more than one entrance, and if so, more than one of these portals used. The platform H, (as seen in fig. 1,) will, when-the portal is attached, extend under the edge of the hive, to the limit of the dotted line, or the location of the upright plate, and the bottom board being attached against it, and the screws `or nails driven, the contrivance will be securely fastened to the hive. The

drawer C will be filled with water, oil, molasses, spirits, or any other liquid'. The onlyplace of entrance for the bees will be through the passage P, which may he left entirely open, or fitted with the toothed gauge L, which is free to pass through the grooves K, and be located as desired, or entirely closed by means of the plain slide M. l By means of the gauge L and the slide' M, the' sizeof the entrance-way can be regulated at will. Should the way be closed in .swarming season, or cold weather, or on moving the hive, the aircan reach thc bees through small holes V V V, punched in the sides, which can be amply large for all purposes of Lventilation, yet too small to allow the exit'of bees or entrance of moths. The slide M being drawn back, and the gauge L being. omitted or introduced, as may be desired, the Ybees will pass through the portal, as seen in lig. 5, passing over the iiap F, and entering .the hive itself at N. This Hap F is merely a piece of the table or platform H, cut and loosened on threesides, so that it may present, when lifted, the crevice G. Its distance from the entrance P is not material, though it may as well be close. Its. breadthmust exactly correspond with the inside breadth of Lthe portal, that'no chance may be afforded at the side for the passage of moths. The degree -of elevation of ythe edge of this Hap must be such that thecrevice G, while readily admitting moths, shall not be large enough to allow the passage of bees. -In this way,.when the portal .is open, the bees may pass in and out at all`times. To make the entrance proof against moths, it isprovided with the small c'revicesD D D, EE, the tlap Fdisclosingr the crevice Gr, and a small crevice, R, between the remote edge of the lid O and the back- I, which opens into a box, connecting, bymeans of tubes or pipes T'T, with the drawer C underneath. These crevices'named, all open into the drawer C. The box Jconstituting the portal is divided into two stories,an

vupper and a lower story, about equal in size, separated by tliepartition or'loor U. The upper story maybe constituted a separate apartment, entirely open to the moths only, by means of tbe crevice R, above spoken of A in the rear of the lid O. When this is done, this upper storyl must, like the trough, be llod with liquid. But

it may also, as before stated, be connected with the trough by means of the tubes T T. 0f these, two or three `will he sufficient, opening on the remote side of the upper story, as stated, Close to the back I, extending thence down, standing as pillars before the entranceway N, and connecting with the platform in the region of they dotted line. yThe tubes'thus connecting, will open a'clear. way' from the crevice R above 'to the dra-wer underneath. Of course if the moth chooses not to try this'passage in seeking en entrance to the hive, it is 4et liberty 'to retire and attempt-some one of the others described. These crevices non`A severally described,nreall too small to admit the bees, but large enough readily to admit the meth and other smell insects. The moth hovering from above, and alighting say against the beck I, will pass down at the crevice l?, buck of the lid O, thence.

returning after ineffectual search, or eirtending its Search by wuyvof the tubes only to reach the liquid and be drowned; or, say, elightng on the plntformH, it seelts lto gein an entrnnce by the c revices E E, it wiil only meet the same fate, as these crevices open immediately into the dreweuof liquid. The same may be said of the crevice G under the edge of the Hap F. Lest it should be possible f or the mothl te pass on the under surfiice of the platform, und reach the hive by the ereviees D D, thereis attached to such under surface, a partition, NZ, opposite the locality of the dotted line A. A; This partition divides the drawer into two chambers, und

'extends nearly to the bottom of the drawer. The drawer then is lled with liquid up nearly to the under surface ofthe platform H. The partition will` eifectually prevent the moths from passing on the under surface into "the hive. Agnin, should this portal be -attachedlto' a hive in )vhieh thereere moths already, it will serve as a means of killing them, for at anytime on fleeing from attacks of the bees, or seeking exit from the hive, they will` pass into the erevices D D D, inside the bevell'ed under edge of the hive-face, and thence into the drawer of liquid underneath to be drowned. A

What I -elaim in this :ts my invention, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is 1. I claim the pletformwH, with its crevices D D D and E E, :rnd {'l'ap F, und crevice G, 'when constructed and used as set forth. l

l vv'2. I claim the back I, when combined with the box J, und constructed and usedas shown.

. I claim the box' J, seperetedinto stories by the'oor U, when constructed and used asset forth. I claim the tubes'T T, when oonstructedand 'used as herein shown. I AI clim the drawer C, when combined with the partition'Nz, and constructed :indvus'ed as shown.

I elarim the slide M, in combination with the movable gauge L, when constructed and used :is set forth. 'TJ I eleim the partition N2, attached lto the under surface of the platform H, when constructed and used es set forth. t

snoer-1 BEARD.

Witnesses:

WM. C. GHOST, E. A.v VANeIsE. 

